As the Fall semester concludes and the holidays are soon upon us, there is no better time than now to reach out to students, faculty, staff, alumni,…

PAR Director Jason Piscia talks about news literacy with a class at La Salle-Peru Twp. High School on Dec. 7, 2021. (Photo courtesy LPHS) I write on this…

UIUC MSW Field Placement Recruitment A relationship begins when one party takes the initiative and the other party is receptive. More than 10 years ago,…

Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash.comImages At the end of 2021, I am again reminded why public administration is so important. We are…

Photo by Sam McGhee on Unsplash.com With President Joe Biden on Monday signed a $1 trillion bill to fix roads, bridges, water systems and…

"Sometimes a minute is not enough" That seems to be the case to describe, assess or correct our current state of public and political affairs in this…

Photo by camilo jimenez on Unsplash Misinformation has cost us all a lot of time and is increasingly costing us more. Two major issues,…

August Public Affairs Minute from Dean Robert Smith The Value of Education in Public Affairs for Balancing Truth and Emotions in the 21st Century…